Traditional Chinese medicine prescription for treating chronic appendicitis

The incidence of chronic appendicitis is very high, and there are many factors that lead to its occurrence. If the condition of chronic appendicitis is relatively mild, traditional Chinese medicine can be used to treat it and avoid the trauma caused by surgery. The principle of TCM treatment is to regulate from the inside out.

Fang Yi

Ingredients: 12 grams of honeysuckle, 15 grams each of dandelion and Viola yedoensis, 10 grams each of Hedyotis diffusa and rhubarb, 9 grams each of Toosendan fruit and Cortex Moutan, 10 grams of red peony root, and 15 grams of Polygonum cuspidatum.

Usage: Decoction in water, 1 dose per day.

Indications: This prescription clears away heat, detoxifies, resolves blood stasis and relieves pain. It is suitable for appendicitis caused by heat accumulation.

Fang Er

Ingredients: 10 grams of rhubarb, 9 grams of Glauber's salt, 12 grams each of Forsythia suspensa and honeysuckle, 15 grams of red vine, 10 grams of Corydalis yanhusuo, 9 grams each of costusroot and peach kernel, and 12 grams of Cortex moutan.

Usage: Decoction in water, 1 dose per day.

Indications: This prescription clears away heat, dredges the bowels, promotes qi and activates blood circulation. It is suitable for appendicitis caused by damp-heat and blood stasis.

Fang San

Ingredients: 25 grams each of honeysuckle, dandelion, coix seed, and gypsum, 15 grams each of rhubarb, Patrinia scabra, moutan bark, and peach kernel, 12 grams each of Toosendan fruit and Corydalis yanhusuo.

Usage: Grind the medicine into fine powder and take it with warm water in 3 doses.